The Wellness Classroom began in 2022 by supporting prevention-focused mental health programs across New York City schools, partnering with nonprofits to pilot Tier 1 and early-intervention approaches.

Today, we are focusing more deeply on district-based work in the South Bronx - collaborating with school leaders, community partners, and city and state agencies to build and test what a healing-centered school model can look like in practice.

This work is focused on strengthening whole-school mental wellness infrastructure: expanding non-clinical workforce roles, improving care coordination, and identifying pathways to long-term sustainability through public funding.

Our goal is not simply to add more services, but to help define a new approach for how mental wellness is delivered, valued, and sustained in public schools.